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New Imaging Technique Evaluates Nerve Damage
September 13, 2011 — A new imaging technique could help doctors and researchers more accurately assess the extent of nerve damage and healing in a live patient. Researchers aimed lasers at rats' damaged sciatic nerves to ... > full story -
Gene That Controls Chronic Pain Identified
September 8, 2011 — A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, has been identified. Chronic pain comes in two main varieties. The first, inflammatory pain, occurs when a persistent injury (e.g. a burn ... > full story -
Treatment Options for Cluster Headache
August 24, 2011 — Cluster headache has a substantial detrimental effect on quality of life. New invasive procedures, such as hypothalamic deep brain stimulation and bilateral occipital nerve stimulation, may help ... > full story -
New Research Reveals Brain's Protection Mechanism During Stroke
August 16, 2011 — Neuroscientists have identified a natural protection mechanism in some of the brain's nerve cells during the onset of stroke. The findings could be used to develop treatments to protect other nerve ... > full story -
Use of CT Scans in Emergency Rooms Increased 330 Percent in 12 Years, U.S. Study Shows
August 10, 2011 — A review of national U.S. data from 1996 through 2007 reveals a sharp uptick in the use of computed tomography, or CT, scans to diagnose illnesses in emergency departments, a new study finds. The ... > full story -
Molecular Mechanisms Offer Hope for New Pain Treatments
August 4, 2011 — By working with individuals suffering from a severe disorder that causes sensory neurons to degenerate, researchers have discovered how a specific genetic mutation causes their patients' condition, ... > full story -
Mice Point to a Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
August 2, 2011 — Researchers have developed a mouse model for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy, a hereditary disease of the peripheral nervous system. They also found a potential therapy for this incurable ... > full story -
Don't Suffer in Silence With Toe Pain
August 1, 2011 — While deformities of the lesser toes (all toes other than the big toe) can be very painful, there are numerous surgical and nonsurgical treatments for these conditions that are usually quite ... > full story -
Yoga Boosts Stress-Busting Hormone, Reduces Pain, Study Finds
July 27, 2011 — A new study finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia. The study is the first to look at the effects of yoga on cortisol ... > full story -
Breathing Restored After Spinal Cord Injury in Rodent Model
July 13, 2011 — Researchers bridged a spinal cord injury and biologically regenerated lost nerve connections to the diaphragm, restoring breathing in an adult rodent model of spinal cord injury. The work restored 80 ... > full story
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